Al Zaqaziq in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Zaqaziq in context

2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al ZaqaziqAsh Sharqiyah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Zaqaziq plotted against Ash Sharqiyah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Al Zaqaziq rose steadily, compared to Ash Sharqiyah which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al Zaqaziq's incremental SNDi rose from 3.29 to 3.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Zaqaziq ranked 15th out of 28 cities in Ash Sharqiyah and 68th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.54
Rank in Egypt
63rd of 213
Rank in Ash Sharqiyah
16th of 28

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.84
Rank in Egypt
68th of 213
Rank in Ash Sharqiyah
15th of 28

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al ZaqaziqCan ThoSylhet

Al Zaqaziq, Cần Thơ, and Sylhet all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Al Zaqaziq and Cần Thơ have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.